I 'strained the noodles' as @michaeldavid would put it, about two weeks ago because I was doing the follow for follow nonsense and wow...my feed was just cluttered with crap! I reduced who I'm following by about 80% and now my feed looks great! It hasn't slowed my progress either, in fact, I believe it's gotten a boost from the quality I now engage with. Glad I survived your purge!